Trunk.



H. A; SHAW.

TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILVED AUQZI, 1913. 1,175,478. Patented Mar. 14,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Tofall wh om it may concern:

i Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State ofilllinois, have invented anew and useful linproven'ientlin Trunks and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be such a full, clear,

and exact disclosure of its construction and Joperationwas will enableothers skilled in vthe art-to make andfuse the same.

invention relates to wardrobe trunks and to that variety of trunks inwhich the normal position is on its end, and in whichthemclotliesiarejsuspended from racks sup ported atthefendofthe trunk;and which contains contrivancesfor holdingthe clothes comparatively tght agamst swinging movement,thereby preventing the wrinkling in- 1cident to indiscriminate crowding of the contents of a trunkg 1 v i gOne"object of my invention is to hold the clothes'taut while-suspended fromhangers within a compartment of the trunk.

Another wobjectwis "toprovide devices by which the clothesmaybe securedat the edge opposite the hangerjsupport, and still another object; is tomake provision for accoinfmodating various lengths of garmentso thatthefsupportagainst swinging and wrinkling [maybeappliedto'a; wide rangeof width and.

length of garment or cloth.

t These several objects are attained t construction"disclosedinthe folloj fication, a r I {I Reference is made herein to the accompanying 4drawing 'fn'i which ff QF igurelfisaview in elevation of the trunk onendwith the lid swung to one side,

fj Q40 Atliefii'nner compartment swung entlrely outl therebyrevealingthe inner compartment thereof which is itself partly swung out; Fig,QJSJL\SllllllalhVlQW of the trunk w1th \vtr' from theftrunkdisclosingtheinner r-ce tacle of the trunk proper with its ap- 1 i purtenancesforn-eceiving and securing the clothing and also disclosesthe provisionsonlthe ;'rear face the inner compartment foiwr'eceiving andrlsecuringcanes, umbreh fllas,fetc; Fig. isa viewin detail of one .ofthechppinsfor fastening the lower edge;

i inner receptacleiy a ofgarinents suspended from hangers in theSimilarreference;letters relate to the same parts throughoutfthe entirespecification.

In th drawingythetrunk A is divided as into two compartments of which 1is the outer compartment, and 2 the inner com- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Mar. 14. 1916;

i Applicatlonfiled August 21, 1913. Serial No. 785,932.

partment. The said, inner compartment 2 is swingingly connected to theouter compartment by the vertical pivot pins R, secured in place in theupper and lower edges of the opening into theouter chamber at the leftside thereof. The upper pin R forms the pivotal support of the upperpartof the inner compartment, while the lower part of said innercompartmentis supported by is manually turnedon these pin supports so asto swing into and out of the outer compartmenh'as shown in Figs. 1 and*2. The

outer compartment 1 is provided-at its top" on the inside with a rod 5,which rod is supported at its inner end in a hole 6, in

the vertical wall of ,thetrunk, and at its the lower pin- RL The innercompartment v outer end in an eye 7 suspended from the upper part of theinner compartment as the trunk stands on end in its normal position.From this rod 5. arefyieldingly susnumber, by means of springs 9. Thesehangers are connected by rods 10 to cross bars 11, the rods being"connected to opposite endsof the bar and to the hanger. The rods arearranged in pairs, the rods of each pended the clothes hangers m,several in pair being crossed midway between the hanger and the bar, andthe pa'irsofv rods being arranged to form a support forboth sides of anarticle of clothing suspended from the hangers The cross bars 11 aresteadied in position by the uprights Q, the

latter having hearing at their lower ends in a strip 12, secured by"screws 12 on the bottom end of the trunk; and at their upper ends areprovided with heads .0 which pass through openin s in the'vbars 11, andv are vertically adjusta le therein, each being locked in {position bymeans of theserrated surface 0 its head en aging. a spring clip S, onthe upper face 0 the crossbar.v Suspended by flexible cords O, fromopposite ends of each of the bars 11 are clipping dogs, 13,'which engagethe lower edges of the garment supported by the hangeraan'd which areheld closed at one end by spring 13'. v

The garment is put on the hanger and located between ad oining pairs ofcrossed rods with the lower edge thereof passed around the ends oftheadjacent barfand held fast by the clipping dogs 13. This arrangementleaves' the suspended garment supported on thetwq fby t e clippin dogs.Thus held-the "garment is stretches against wrinkling by adjusting thebars and lockingthe latter in adjusted position by the spring clipengaging the edge of the set forth the best means or making and upright,v

I ,co partmeat 2,

ets, and. a vertical chamber. I. 10,

I The-inner face of the compartment ais provided' with straps '1" forholding mag brellasQcan'es, etc. The outer surface of said is providedwith SlX pocklosedfby a door hinlg'edlto the bottom of pocket, and isoperated by turning the ring-knob C by whiohsaid doors are opened, andclosed, as shown on :the door C, l. 'Locat'ed beneath thisvpocket areonesideot' the pockets and extending below the same is a verticalcl'iamber'H forjreceivacconnt books or ledgers. The chamber fatthe oppsitesideof h P afiords space for carrying hats, bonnets, etc., whicharticles may be supported on swinging brackets, as U or on uprightposts, as

doorl Q is secured to the side of the sec- -ond pocket by meansof stripsWV, which are soarran' ged is to permit the said door Q to I r be openedandvclo'sed by turning on the hinges H. "When lowered in open positionthe said door Qinay serve as a writing desk.

Below said writing desk is a series of .three pockets, for clothing orother -articles, ar

ranged in a vertical .row', one above the other, and cimnnanded by thethree doors, I I. J K, which are providedwith hinges and. springknobs-as in door Q, by which.

said door-sane opened and closed; v o v The trunk is closed the lungeddoor; A,

' after the inner compartment has been swung into place completelywithin the outer compartment Tl ie trunkis provided with roll.-

te'rs '1 located at the four corners of one of =ltS ends, and whenturned end up on sai rollers, it may bemored from place to place,

[and hehtfiea \g against movement at any given glare vh arm- L. Thislatter is held in position by the bracket 1, and is swung into' contactwith the door to holdthe trunk in position. The operation of the trunkis believed to s be fully disclosed in the description above Each pocket0 pockets G, one above the other, and at u-mng' downlthe' steadying vHaving thus described m intention and using the same, I desire to claimthe following as embodying'the essential points of novelty therein, itbeing understood that variations and modification of construction withinthe range and scope of principles here disclosed, and involvlngnoradical dev parture therefrom, are equally withinthe spiritand purposeof my invention.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent. a 1. A trunk comprisinga hinged cover forming tlie front door when the trunk is placed on end,an'inner compartment mem- ,ber hinged within the' trunk at the same edgeas the door, the compartments of said member opening at the front of thetrunk when the trunk door is swung to open position, and a wardrobecompartment within the trunk, which is rendered accessible byswingingthe compartment member bodily out of the trunk. i

' 2: A trunk comprising an inner compartment embodying tdie mainreceptacle of the trunk, and containing yicldingly supported hangersattached thereto for supporting garmentsin an upright position, andcross bars connectedtosaid hangers and prov ded with means for holdingsaid cross bars steady in position to secure the garments againstmu'ssing and wrinkling,

3. A support "for garments .in trunk, 1

when the latter is turned? onend'v comprising a bar secured to the endof-the cated below the; hangers and connected thereto. by cross rodsattached to the opposite ends of the'bars and of the hangers,

dogs suspended from the'bars near the ends I I runlg'yi elding hangersheldon said bar, cross bars 10- oi'xthelatter and adapted to beattached.to

-'the garmentsto holdtlie;lattei against movement, and 'verticalbars'supporting' said cross bars'and means for locking: thelatter inadjusted position.

f HARRY. A, SHAW.

